Sean O'Brien is on course to feature in the first half of Ireland's RBS 6 Nations title defence, according to boss Joe Schmidt. The 27-year-old flanker is primed to end 14 months of injury woes by featuring for the Irish Wolfhounds against England Saxons on Friday night. O'Brien has endured two bouts of surgery on the same shoulder since his last Test action, in Ireland's 24-22 New Zealand defeat in November 2013. Sean O'Brien (left) has been out of action for 14 months but is set to play for the Irish Wolfhounds on Friday The bullish British and Irish Lion could now make his long-awaited full Test return in either Ireland's second-round clash with France or their March 1 showdown with England.

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- British has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Cian Healy has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Conor Murray has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- England has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- England Saxons has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- France has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Ireland has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Irish Lion has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Irish Wolfhounds has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Italy has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Joe Schmidt has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- New Zealand has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- O'Brien has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- RBS 6 Nations has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Schmidt has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Sean O'Brien has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Six Nations has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Six Nations Title has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
- Test has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.
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Cian Healy has been battling hamstring problems since September, and is another aiming to return to the Test arena during the upcoming competition.


(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend. "Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.

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- Disney" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- Dreamworks" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- EW.com" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- Footloose" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- Hugh Jackman" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- Real Steel" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
- Touchstone Pictures" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
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The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.